MAN announces end of works at the company’s battery production site in Nuremberg
From April 2025, high-voltage batteries will be manufactured industrially in Nuremberg using state-of-the-art production methods on 17,000 square metres. Up to 50,000 batteries per year will be built in an initial expansion phase, with goal of reaching up to 100,000 units.
Partially funded by the Bavarian State Government, MAN has just announced the end of works at its battery manufacturing plant located in Nuremberg. The plant, announced for the very first time back in 2022, is the result of an investment worth about 100 million euros. It is a crucial step in the Lion’s strategy to manage the battery assembly process internally. It is no coincidence that the manufacturing site is ready a few weeks later the first deliveries of the MAN eTGX.
More into details, from April 2025, high-voltage batteries will be manufactured industrially in Nuremberg using state-of-the-art production methods on 17,000 square metres. Up to 50,000 batteries per year will be built in an initial expansion phase, with goal of reaching up to 100,000 units.
Currently, battery packs for MAN’s all-electric vehicles are already being produced in small series at the Nuremberg site, the OEM states. With the start of large series production, the small series production area will be gradually converted to the development of the next battery generation and the reconditioning of batteries.
Something more about MAN’s new battery site in Nuremberg
The Free State of Bavaria is also funding further development and research into battery technology with around 30 million euros. Among other things, this has enabled the integration of innovative laser welding cells. Laser welding is the most innovative, efficient and gentle production technology in battery module construction.
“The drives of the future are being created in Nuremberg. Not only are we developing batteries here, but in a few months’ time we will also be using the latest technologies to mass-produce them. The topping-out ceremony is an important milestone for our company on the road to the major transformation towards electromobility. And it is also a clear commitment by MAN to Bavaria and Germany as a business location. This was made possible by close collaboration between the company, our works council and Bavarian politicians”, stated Alexander Vlaskamp, CEO of MAN.
“The entry into electromobility is a decisive step into the future for our site. We have decades of expertise in the development and production of engines and are now also ideally placed to establish ourselves as a centre of excellence for alternative drive technologies”, added Ingo Essel, Head of the MAN site in Nuremberg.
